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June 19 (UPI) -- Harry Potter website Pottermore has launched a Wizarding World book club that will cover all six Harry Potter novels.
The book club begins with the first entry in the series, Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone, renamed Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone in the U.S., as June marks the 20th anniversary of the book's publication in the U.K.
The remaining books will be discussed in order with Pottermore hosting curated content specific to each entry along with discussions taking place on the Wizarding World Book Club's Twitter account every Friday beginning June 23.
Questions on Twitter will range from "How did you discover the Harry Potter stories?" to "Which friend has shown Harry the most loyalty so far?"
"Available for anyone, anywhere in the world to join for free, the Wizarding World Book Club offers members an opportunity to join the global community of Harry Potter readers, each reading the same book at the same time," the website noted in a statement.


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Shares of Endo International surged as much as 18 percent after the company named a new CEO and projected upbeat full-year earnings.
The special pharmaceutical company said Paul Campanelli, president of Par Pharmaceutical, Endo's generic and over-the-counter drugs business, will serve as CEO effective immediately.
Endo said that Par "significantly increased total revenue, acquired JHP Pharmaceuticals and established a presence in the European generics market," during Campanelli's tenure.
Endo also said it expects adjusted full-year earnings between $4.50 and $4.80 per share on revenue between $3.87 billion and $4.03 billion. Those numbers are slightly more optimistic than analyst projections for earnings between $4.44 and $4.68 per share on $3.86 billion and $4.04 billion in revenue, according to Thomson Reuters consensus estimates.
Even with Friday's gains, Endo shares have plunged nearly 62 percent so far this year.

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CCD Designs an Art-filled Experience Center in its China HQ
Stepping into the Cheng Chung Design headquarters in the Greater Bay Area of Shenzhen, China, is like stepping into a chic hotel. Located on the 48th floor of a high-rise building, employees and visitors can now take advantage of CCD’s new living lab, deemed “A Boundless and Ideal Life Experience Center.” The workspace includes a diverse range of areas for focused work and collaborative discussions alike, including a coffee bar and open kitchen, as well as soundproof pods and an amphitheater for events. The experience center also doubles as an exhibition hall, showcasing innovative products and art, which soon will be accessible through a digital platform.
“We wanted to create a working space with the feeling of home while providing a quality social and leisure space for visitors,” says Joe Cheng, founder of CCD. “CCD adopted a mix-and-match design approach to create it.” To do this, the team opted to integrate traditional Chinese-style furnishings alongside more contemporary pieces, including a modern fireplace and motorcycle seat. The gallery-worthy artwork, which CCD carefully curated and designed, further enriches the space, adding layers to the overall ambience. “We hope to see more and more works by artists here, and art salon activities hosted in the near future,” Cheng adds. Though the experience center took more than a year to design, with ongoing refinements still underway, as Cheng says: “Time makes perfect.”


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Following declines overnight in Asia, European markets are trading mostly lower as investors digest a slew of key earnings reports including from UBS Group AG (SIX:UBSG) and Associated British Foods (LSE:ABF).
The FTSE 100 is trading around the flatline, supported by AB Foods which has surged on the back of rising profits and strong sales at Primark. This has helped to lift other FTSE 100 retailers like Next (LSE:NXT), Frasers Group (LSE:FRAS) and JD Sports Fashion (LSE:JD.). Shares in Watches of Switzerland Group (LSE:WOSG) are trading sharply higher this morning too, reversing some of this year’s slide after the Rolex seller said it aims to double sales and profits by 2028.
The Bank of England’s chief economist Huw Pill said it is not ‘unreasonable’ to forecast a rate cut in the UK by next summer, with interest rates likely to remain around their current levels until the middle of 2024.
Overnight, Australia’s central bank raised interest rates by 25 basis points to 4.35%, a 12-year high after the Reserve Bank of Australia kept rates on hold at its four previous meetings. There was also some mixed data from China where exports fell for the sixth straight month but imports unexpectedly rose by 3% in October, ahead of forecasts for a drop.
Oil prices are under pressure with Brent crude and WTI down by over 1.5% each after Saudi Aramco reported a 23% drop in third-quarter net profit.
UK HALIFAX HOUSE PRICES
According to Halifax, UK house prices rose by 1.1% in October month-on-month, swinging from a decline of 0.3% in September and snapping a six-month losing streak. Year-on-year house prices are down 3.2% in October, slowing from an annual drop of 4.5% in September. The average house price now stands at £281,974.
Housing demand remains sluggish as the Bank of England’s aggressive stream of rate hikes weigh on mortgage affordability. However, a shortage of housing supply is supporting the market’s resilience, with sellers less incentivised to list their properties during this period of market weakness. And a structural shortfall of supply across the UK housing market has stemmed an even steeper downturn in property prices. Echoing a similar forecast from major property firm JLL, Halifax anticipates further weakness coming through in the housing market next year, with prices likely to pick up again in 2025.
KANTAR GROCERY INFLATION
UK Kantar grocery inflation drops into single digits for the first time this year. In the four weeks to 29 October, grocery inflation hit 9.7%, the lowest level since July 2022 and down from 11% in the previous month. Some prices have been falling year-on-year including for butter, dried pasta, and milk, however most prices are still going up. Although it is moving in the right direction, grocery inflation is still stuck sharply above the headline rate of inflation in the UK, highlighting the squeeze on individuals and families from the rising price of food items.
Supermarkets in the UK have been trying to maintain market share by cutting prices of essential food items this year to lure customers through their doors. They have also been focusing on promotions and loyalty schemes, again to try to boost footfall and prevent consumers from shopping around and trading down to cheaper alternative supermarkets like the German discounters, Aldi and Lidl, which are notoriously competitive on price.
Persimmon (LSE:PSN) has raised its home-build target – it now expects to build 9,500 homes in 2023, up from its previous guidance from August of 9,000 homes. It also reported an improved private sales rate over the past five weeks to 0.59 units versus 0.45 in the same period last year. Persimmon said trading had followed the normal seasonal drop over the summer followed by a pick-up from September. The housebuilder said it is positioning the business for growth when the market recovers, and said disciplined cost management remains a key focus. But it warned that market conditions will remain highly uncertain next year.
Shares in Persimmon are trading sharply higher, lifting other housebuilder stocks with it, thanks to its home-build target upgrade for the year. While the housebuilders are grappling with cost inflation and softer demand on the back of rising interest rates, Persimmon has committed to build more houses nonetheless. Its decision to up its build targets goes against the broader trend we’re seeing across the UK. The latest construction PMI figures this week highlighted that house building has been falling. But a glimmer of hope in the data came from the fact that construction costs have been easing with prices of key materials like timber and steel coming down as problems with the global supply chain subside.
While the housebuilders have been heavily punished this year, with Persimmon down over 13%, analysts are starting to wonder whether we are at or close to the trough for the sector, particularly given that the Bank of England is unlikely to carry out many more rate increases from here. Persimmon has rebounded by around 8% over the past month.
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Spices are more than just a delectable way of enhancing the flavour of your favourite dishes. Besides boosting the nutritional value and preserving freshness, spices have an incredible number of medicinal properties including anti-inflammatory (cinnamon) and anti-carcinogenic (turmeric) as well as immunity boosting properties. But all these benefits are more likely to be availed if the spices are purchased and consumed correctly.
Conventional spices contain many harmful ingredients like toxic pesticides and Genetically Modified Organisms (GMOs) that not only diminish these benefits, but in fact proves to be debilitating for your health in the long run.
Towards this, Gaia – a leading health and wellness brand in India – has launched its new specialised line of organic spices under the banner Gaia Organic. Starting with six products – Whole Black Peppercorn, Whole Clove, Whole Green Cardamom, Whole Black Cardamom, Turmeric Granules and Cinnamon Sticks – Gaia Organic is all set to break the trend of spices in the Indian market.
Director Dolly Kumar, talking about the new venture said, “All our spices are chosen and garnered from certified organic farms across India complying with the strict organic standards.”
With Gaia being her first entrepreneurial venture, Dolly Kumar, a staunch health and wellness enthusiast believes that “while health is the most important aspect of one’s life, the same needs to be rendered conveniently and palatably”.
A retail brand which was established in the year 2009 when the health food industry was at a nascent stage, Gaia has been a true game changer ever since.
The brand has successfully achieved pan India presence with its availability across major retail as well as modern trade outlets. Gaia has 55 products under its umbrella including nutritional supplements and health foods like Muesli, Cookies, Honey, Olive oil, etc. and specialised lines Gaia Lite and Gaia Sport, which caters to the needs of the health conscious and go-getters or anyone looking for healthier choices.
“The organic industry is thriving all over world and India is not lagging behind. There is an increasing global concern to lead a healthier lifestyle and people are taking a more holistic approach to fulfill their health and grooming needs. Gaia Organic caters to this audience,” said Dolly Kumar.
All the Gaia Organic products are 100 per cent organic, eco-friendly and free from preservatives, chemicals and GMOs. Furthermore, all the products are certified by India Organic and SGS India, conforming to the National Standards for Organic Products.
All Gaia products are available at leading stores (Nature’s Basket, Spencer’s, Metro, Easy Day, Big Bazaar, Sabka Bazaar, Spar Hypermarket etc.) near you or you can order them online at gaiagoodhealth.com, Amazon, Grofers, Big Basket, Snapdeal, Health Kart and Nykaa.


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Feminine troopers will likely be permitted by late February to put on a number of further hairstyles in uniform below a brand new Military coverage that’s a part of an effort to enhance racial and gender equality all through the service.
Senior leaders authorised new insurance policies final month that permit ladies to shave their heads or put on ponytails and coiffure combos akin to braided twists and locs on the similar time in uniform, based on service paperwork launched Tuesday. The brand new grooming requirements will take impact Feb. 25 alongside an up to date model of AR-670-1, the Military’s all-encompassing regulation governing look and the best way to put on uniforms, which was additionally introduced Tuesday.
Sgt. Maj. of the Military Michael Grinston, the service’s most senior enlisted soldier, instructed reporters Tuesday that the adjustments have been pushed by suggestions from troopers. He stated many ladies detailed the struggles that they confronted with grooming requirements, particularly former insurance policies that mandated ladies with lengthy hair put on it in buns.
“That is about listening to our troopers, taking what they’re saying and figuring out how can we incorporate that into the Military,” Grinston stated. “They spoke out, we listened, and I believe we went by way of a extremely good course of. I’m actually excited in regards to the adjustments we’re making.”
A uniform coverage board of principally feminine troopers met in December and gave suggestions about adjustments they believed would profit troopers, stated Military Sgt. Maj. Brian Sanders. The board didn’t meet in time to roll the brand new insurance policies into the brand new AR 670-1, however Sanders stated they’d be included in that regulation subsequent time it’s up to date.
The adjustments embrace authorizing ladies to put on lengthy ponytails throughout bodily coaching, area coaching and fight operations. The coverage permits ladies to put on the lengthy ponytail out throughout health coaching, however feminine troopers should tuck it into their Military Fight Uniform high when they’re sporting a helmet.
Girls for years had struggled to maintain their helmets within the right place whereas sporting a bun, Grinston stated. The lengthy ponytail choice ought to permit them to correctly put on headgear whereas taking pictures, he stated.
“We needed to hearken to our troopers who stated, ‘Hey, I am having a problem, and I could possibly be a greater soldier in the event you simply let the hair down once I’m sporting my helmet,” he stated. “It permits [them] to be higher troopers and have interaction a goal, and people are the stuff you simply must be continuously conscious of, and we now have to be open-minded about it.”
The regulation adjustments additionally permit ladies to put on quick ponytails in all uniforms if they’re “unable to type a bun as a result of size and/or texture of [their] hair.” These ponytails should not be wider than their heads, should not lengthen beneath the underside of their uniform collars and can’t intrude with headgear.
Sanders stated that regulation was geared largely towards ladies who needed to go to nice lengths to put their hair in a bun. A medical professional advising the panel concluded the change would assist forestall alopecia and different types of hair loss frequent in navy ladies who drive their hair into buns, Sanders stated.
The panel additionally authorised ladies to put on “a number of hairstyles directly so long as it’s neat in look and doesn’t affect the wear and tear of headgear and tools.” The change was aimed primarily at Black ladies, stated Sanders, and permits feminine troopers to combine types akin to twists, braids, locs and cornrows.
Feminine troopers may also now be allowed to put on their hair shorter than one-quarter inch, a coverage that brings the service in step with rules at locations akin to Ranger Faculty, the place ladies attendees should shave their heads like males.
“We determined, can we need to make [buzz cuts] just for college, or can we need to give our ladies within the Military the chance to have their hair at any size?” Sanders stated. “We went with ‘Let’s not inform our ladies what hair they will have.’ So, now we’ll have it particularly that there’s not minimal hair size for our ladies within the Military.”
A few of the new polices lengthen past hair. The brand new rules permit feminine troopers to put on lipstick and nail polish so long as the colours will not be thought of excessive, akin to purple, blue, black or very brilliant shades. It additionally permits ladies to put on earrings within the Military Fight Uniform for the primary time in Military historical past, Sanders stated.
Girls have lengthy been approved to put on earrings of their costume and repair uniforms. They’ll now be allowed to put on gold, silver, or diamond stud earrings when sporting fight uniforms in a garrison setting. Earrings stay restricted from area coaching, fight or different tactical settings, Sanders stated.
Not all of the adjustments have been geared completely towards ladies. The brand new coverage permits males to put on clear nail polish in uniform. That measure is supposed for troopers who work with harsh chemical compounds frequently and need to “shield their nails,” Sanders stated.
The brand new grooming coverage additionally permits women and men to put on pure colour highlights of their hair.
The adjustments to AR 670-1, the primary replace to the regulation since 2017, primarily embrace beforehand introduced coverage changes pushed largely by the implementation of the service’s new World Struggle II-inspired Military Inexperienced Service Uniform, Sanders stated.
The regulation does embrace no less than one new change: Troopers with hyphenated names will now be approved to put on their full identify with the hyphen on their identify tapes and plates. It’ll additionally permit accent marks on troopers’ identify tapes and plates.
Grinston stated the Military had not but scheduled one other uniform coverage board, however he and different high leaders have been open to listen to soldier’s strategies.
Sanders stated a future board might take up the subject of male troopers sporting beards in uniform, however nothing official has been mentioned. Some troopers have been granted coverage exceptions permitting them to put on beards for spiritual or medical causes.
“It’s a subject that each one of us are very conscious of,” Sanders stated. “I believe it’s protected to say that that is positively one of many subjects that’s going to be thought of throughout our subsequent evaluate panel. It’s a subject that must be mentioned.”
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Lomond’s “Welcome Back” campaign supporting hospitality
A Scottish wholesaler has slashed the prices of some of its most popular products to boost customer margins.
Lomond: The Wholesale Co has taken the novel decision as part of its Welcome Back, Giving Back campaign that aims to boost the coffers of struggling hospitality businesses.
The promotion will run from 1 August to 30 November, with monthly star products from its best-selling lines getting an extra boost.
Among the first swathe of products are a range of chips, bacon, burgers and chicken goujons.
“It’s been such a terrible few months, we wanted to help our customers get back on their feet as they open their doors once more,” said Lomond Director Barbara Henderson.
“So many of our customers will be operating on much lower volumes so it’s critical they have a great offer for their customers and by offering them these incredible prices on the products they most want to buy, we’re improving their margins which will help them build for the future.”
Lomond’s team was inspired to do their bit to help after being left grateful for the support they received during the worst of the crisis earlier in the year.
“We are so very, very grateful to our customers who have continued to trade through such desperately challenging times,” Henderson added.
“We’re also incredibly grateful for the support from the Scottish Wholesale Association, who has kept us informed about local level support available and of course, the support given from the government via the Job Retention Scheme.
“We are also grateful to the Scottish Government as we were awarded a PERF grant. And, we must thank our service providers who have worked tirelessly and relentlessly through these challenging months, especially Petit Forestier.”
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Microsoft has been clear about its desire to make Cortana more accessible and useable. The company is working on ways to overcome some underlying problems with virtual assistants in general. If a user is doing one thing, it is hard to access the assistant and keep doing the original task. A new patent from Microsoft may solve the multitasking problem.
A filing made by the company was published recently. It shows how it would be possible to launch Cortana with a voice command when doing another task. For example, Microsoft shows how a user could open the assistant while in the middle of a phone call.
This is important, because while virtual assistants have improved, they are still limited. IPhone and iPad users need their device to be plugged into to launch Siri by voice, while no assistant can currently manage deep multitasking.
In the filing, the company explains how its solution would work:
“The user can be on a call with a friend talking about a new video game and then use a voice command to launch a web browser application on a mobile device that navigates to a pinned webpage having information about the game's release”.
Of course, this is a tentative step towards multitasking, so there will be limitations. Most notably, the user would have to go to the work of finding websites to pin to a device home screen. Cortana could open these pages, but she couldn't find new content on the web.
So, this is a one feature deal in patent form. At least it shows Microsoft is working on making Cortana a more fluid experience. Also, this new feature would also work in reading mode. This means the user would never have to look at the screen.
“The reading mode can be expected to be advantageous in many applications as it provides users with a way to interact with the mobile device 110 and consume content without having to read it.”


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For the first time ever, Chick-fil-A has put a seasonal twist on its iconic chicken sandwich just in time for fall.
Introducing the all-new Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich: a sweet and savory that combines classic Chick-fil-A flavors with a spicy kick. According to a press release, this new sandwich features an original Chick-fil-A filet topped with custom-made creamy pimento cheese and mild pickled jalapeños on a bun drizzled with sweet honey.
This sandwich marks the first time the Georgia-based restaurant uses jalapeños in an entrée.
"We wanted to create a standout sandwich that would deliver a unique spin for our guests, without losing the classic taste of the Original Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich," said Chef Stuart Tracy, the mind behind the new chicken sandwich. "The Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich uses ingredients and flavors our guests have never experienced at Chick-fil-A before, balancing savory, sweet and spicy elements using the highest quality ingredients.
"With our custom-made pimento cheese and specially sourced jalapeños, we hope to deliver a new and exciting sandwich our guests will love."
Chick-fil-A said its pimento cheese is custom-made by the restaurant using a combination of sharp cheddar cheese, green chilis and red pimentos.
The Honey Pepper Pimento Chicken Sandwich was rolled out nationally after being tested in nearly 30 sandwich options in North and South Carolina. During testing, customers said it surpassed other seasonal sandwiches – like the Smokehouse BBQ Bacon Sandwich and Grilled Spicy Deluxe Sandwich – and is even on par with the original Chick-fil-A Chicken Sandwich, according to a press release.
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Chick-fil-A unveils new milkshake flavor for fall
In addition to the new chicken sandwich, Chick-fil-A guests can get their hands on a brand new milkshake – the Caramel Crumble Milkshake.
It's made with butterscotch caramel flavors, Chick-fil-A Icedream and blondie crumbles, topped with whipped cream and a cherry, according to the restaurant.
This marks Chick-fil-A's seventh seasonal milkshake.


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LONDON — Dressing the part of the ultra-polished fashion editor has never been a big priority for Alexandra Shulman — even if she has been editor of British Vogue for a decade.
“I don’t see myself as a model. I don’t show off the clothes, other people do that. I wear the clothes that I like to wear. In London it’s great: You’re not defined by what you wear,” said Shulman, 44, who’s wearing a crocheted Céline tank top, suede Versace jacket, DKNY denim skirt and Manolo Blahnik shoes. “I suppose I don’t spend a lot of time on dressing. I can’t bring myself to do it. There are so many other things I’d rather do. I couldn’t get my hair done every day, I couldn’t get my makeup done every day.”
It’s an odd attitude for the editor of Britain’s preeminent fashion magazine, known for her no-frills look and — horror! — size 10 figure. It also is one that has stirred some backbiting among the inside world of British fashion editors. But from the moment in 1992 that Shulman moved over from being editor of British GQ to replace Liz Tilberis (who had gone to Harper’s Bazaar), her goal was to demystify the editorial coverage and speak more directly to readers. That meant more first-person stories, more general news features, a column called Notes From the Changing Room, about what it’s like to try on evening dresses when you’re a size 14, and information on shopping.
“I want the magazine to include what people — and not just the fashion industry — are talking about. Fashion is always going to be the bulk of the magazine, but today more people buy British Vogue than just dedicated fashion diehards.”
Shulman has always considered herself a journalist, not a fashionista. She goes to fashion parties and is well-known in the U.K., with a weekly column on fashion in The Daily Telegraph newspaper. But the shy, thoughtful Shulman is far from having the high international profile of Anna Wintour, editor in chief of American Vogue, or of Carine Roitfeld, editor in chief of French Vogue (all of which are owned by Advance Publications, which also owns WWD). And she doesn’t want it.
Her appointment raised eyebrows among some in the fashion sector, since at GQ she built a reputation for a literary bent and fascination with strong features. It’s a focus she has continued at Vogue, like the profiles in the June issue of Piers Morgan, the 37-year-old editor of the tabloid The Mirror, and tennis player Tim Henman.
But Shulman’s Vogue doesn’t ignore fashion; the magazine regularly uses such photographers as Nick Knight, Juergen Teller and Mario Testino, with layouts that balance the edgy with the commercial. And while British newsstands are filled with a plethora of hip fashion titles — from iD magazine to Pop — and the Saturday and Sunday newspaper supplements heavily feature fashion, British Vogue has thrived under Shulman’s stewardship. Shulman’s more approachable Vogue helped boost the magazine’s circulation to the current 195,167 from about 170,000 in 1992. A Vogue spokesman said the magazine’s circulation figure should bounce back to 200,000 in August. The dip was due to a difficult post-Sept. 11 selling season. Last year the company took in 2,038 ad pages, compared with about 1,400 when Shulman began.
“I think her staying power comes from the fact that she’s always on the side of the reader,” said Nicholas Coleridge, managing director of Condé Nast U.K., who moved Shulman from GQ to Vogue. “Also, she’s more of an editor than a fashion editor. She could be editing any national newspaper or national magazine.”
There’s no doubt Shulman, whose father Milton Shulman is a former theater critic for the Evening Standard and whose mother is the writer and former editor of Brides magazine Drusilla Dreyfus, sees herself as an ordinary woman who doesn’t shy away from some home truths. Earlier this year, in her column for The Telegraph, she wrote about breasts, and how hard it was to wear clothes if you’re bigger than a 34B. “Inconceivably, it’s not only men who seem incapable of designing dresses that flatter, rather than expose, the breast — some of the worst offenders are female,” she writes, and goes on to slam collections by Phoebe Philo for Chloé and the young British designers Gharani Strok for being unwearable with a full bosom.
She said some of her favorite clothes to wear include those by women designers including Alberta Ferretti, Tracey Boyd, Diane Von Furstenberg and Versace. “I like Dolce & Gabbana, but the clothes have gotten so small that even thin people can’t get into them,” she said.
Fit and cut aside, Shulman considers the most influential designers of the past 10 years to include Miuccia Prada, whom she describes as having “consistently provided the kind of take on fashion that appeals to a very broad range of people,” Tom Ford for his “clear-headed” approach to Gucci and Yves Saint Laurent, Nicholas Ghesquière for Balenciaga, Marni and Helmut Lang. Other names include London-based Hamish Morrow, Sophia Kokosalaki and Preen.
“I’m less good on the young New York designers. The people that I think are influential and good who are new tend to come out of London. It’s like they have to wade through the mud to get up there,” she said, adding that British fashion designers need a lot more support than they’re currently getting.
“I’ve never felt that I edited Vogue at a time when London fashion hasn’t had a lot to say for itself, and I don’t say that in a partisan way because there have been periods when there hasn’t been much going on. It’s become so substantial now, and there’s no turning back.” Shulman said, adding that if she had it her way the London designers who make it big would remain in London to show — rather than defect to Paris and New York.
Matthew Williamson, a young British designer who shows in New York, said, “I’ve known her since the start of my career about six years ago, and I respect her loyalty. So many people in the media are focused on the newest thing, but Alex likes to nurture and build relationships with designers. At Vogue, I think she bridges the gap between putting out quite a commercial magazine and a creative book with flair. She can mix a page of ‘cheap buys’ with a really aspirational Lucinda Chambers [Vogue’s fashion director] shoot.”
“I adore her,” said Manolo Blahnik. “I think she has really shaped Vogue and made it right for now. I like her mind, and while it’s true that Alex is more of a features editor and intellectual, she has given a lot of space to her creative team for the fashion coverage. I wish, however, that Vogue could be more English, that it could accentuate English designers more. This European, global thing is not for me. I think that the Vogue in each country should focus more on the specific country’s designers.”
Now that Shulman has been editor of Vogue for 10 years, Coleridge said her job is to maintain the magazine’s momentum. “She’s managed a fine balancing act, appealing to everyone from the hard-core fashion followers to socialites to young professionals.”
There’s also another balancing act. Shulman is a single mother of one — her son Sam — and her interests include reading, gardening, painting, and teaching herself the guitar. “And I manage to squeeze Vogue in there somewhere,” she said.


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Bitcoin is holding up well against its offshoot rival in its wild first week of trading.
The new "bitcoin cash" plunged 30 percent Friday to below $300, while the original cryptocurrency edged higher and approached $2,900, nearly triple in value for the year.
Bitcoin split into and bitcoin cash Tuesday, and the new digital currency has swung dramatically amid limited trading access. Bitcoin cash leaped from around $220 to above $700 briefly Wednesday, before crashing Friday to $287 in early afternoon trade, according to CoinMarketCap, which tracks prices across exchanges.
Digital currency enthusiasts attributed the decline in the last day to an increase in exchanges accepting deposits of bitcoin cash.
Bitcoin cash one-day performance
Investors who held bitcoin on most exchanges as of Tuesday morning, when the split happened, should have automatically received the equivalent amount of bitcoin cash.
A major digital currency exchange, Bitfinex, tweeted Friday morning it now accepted bitcoin cash deposits and withdrawals, while another large exchange, Bittrex, began accepting bitcoin cash deposits Thursday. Popular digital currency wallet, or storage site, Trezor, also announced Thursday that it restored customer access to bitcoin cash.
Coinbase's GDAX exchange initially said it would not give customers bitcoin cash, but announced late Thursday it would support the new currency by Jan. 1, 2018.
"I suspect the price drop is people selling newly minted" bitcoin cash, said Brian Kelly, a CNBC contributor and CEO of BKCM, which runs a digital assets strategy.
Nearly two-thirds of trading in bitcoin cash was being done in bitcoin, and about 43 percent of those transactions were conducted on Bittrex, according to CryptoCompare. U.S. dollar transactions in bitcoin cash accounted for 22 percent, the site showed.
The original bitcoin traded Friday nearly 3 percent higher at $2,894.91, holding near Tuesday's highs, according to CoinDesk. Bitcoin hit a record high of $3,025 in June, briefly more than tripling in value for the year.
Rival digital currency Ethereum traded 2 percent lower near $219, according to CoinDesk. Ethereum has surged more than 2,000 percent this year.
Bitcoin this week
Bitcoin split into two versions Tuesday morning after a minority of digital currency developers decided to go ahead with their own upgrade process. Bitcoin cash removed compatibility with a more popular Segregated Witness upgrade proposal and expanded the size of the block — which limits the speed of transactions in the digital currency — from bitcoin's 1 megabyte to 8 megabytes.
Bitcoin cash supporters such as early bitcoin investor Roger Ver say the currency is closer to the original developer's intentions.


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Paul joins InspirationWorks from Sanyo Electronics, where he spent over 20 years in senior sales management positions. He will oversee the Technology customer base, working closely with the national account managers and marketing team, and also work on new channel development.
Paul will report to UK director and general manager, David Martin, who said: “I’m delighted to have Paul on board. His experience of the technology market will be invaluable in developing the IW technology business of which Kurio is the start. Technology is the fastest growing product sector in the toy market and possibly destined to be the biggest, so we’re investing in infrastructure from the outset to deal with the demand of today’s growing consumer base. We are already well en route with the next generation of Kurio tablets and accessories which will launch in 2013, but there will be other new platforms too which will be showcased in Hong Kong and Olympia in January. Paul will manage the introduction of these products to UK retail.”


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One of the biggest complaints about the smaller Google Pixel 4 is its limited battery life, compared to other flagships, and even last year’s Pixel 3. In case you were looking for a way to kill that battery life even faster, a mod for rooted Pixel 4 phones can enable “high brightness mode” to make the display even brighter.
Rooting your Android device can bring a lot of benefits, but in today’s safety first world, Google is pushing root out of the picture for many important apps. A great example of this is Android Pay. Since its debut, developers have been working hard to get the service working for users who are rooted, but unfortunately, they haven’t seen much success.
Chainfire has announced this afternoon that the first two models of the Samsung Galaxy S6 have been added to the CF-Auto-Root repository. Specifically, you’ll find that CF-Auto-Root for both the SM-G920T and SM-G925T are now available, otherwise known as the T-Mobile Galaxy S6 and S6 Edge. CF-Auto-Roots for other devices in the S6 family are surely imminent…
Either way, the first CF-Auto-Root’s for the S6 family are up: SM-G920T and SM-G925T – the T-Mobile US S6 and S6 Edge.
Only very minor modifications were necessary [to the existing CFAR script]. The S6 CFAR has been tested on a real device, and root was achieved. Further information? I have none, I wasn’t there in person.
All completely expected, but perhaps nice to know regardless.
Before actually rooting though, consider that KNOX will likely be tripped, and there’s a good chance untripped KNOX will be required for phone based payments.
If you want to download the CF-Auto-Root, be sure to head over to the repository: http://autoroot.chainfire.eu/. It’s probably not going to be useful for many yet, because the Galaxy S6 hasn’t even shipped for most. And in the case that you don’t have any need for a root at all, you’re probably in the majority.
The Nexus 9 is one of the most exciting Android devices to hit the market in a long time, and with it comes the latest version of Android: 5.0 Lollipop. And with new hardware and a new operating system, it was only a matter of time before one of the better known developers in the rooting space achieved such on the tablet. It’s already available thanks to Chainfire, and it only takes a couple extra steps to get working.
When Google’s $35 Chromecast was originally released, obtaining root access was incredibly easy. So easy that some users believed that it had been intentional on Google’s part, as to allow curious developers to explore the inner workings of the device a bit. Nevertheless, the vulnerability used in that root method was eventually closed. Now, however, developers once again have discovered another exploit that allows root access on the Chromecast.
If you recently picked up an LG G3 and are looking for an easy way to root your shiny new smartphone, then look no further than Stump Root. Created by a talented group of XDA members this app works with just about every version of LG’s new flagship phone and is a cinch to use.
It’s no secret that Samsung Galaxy device owners aren’t too fond of Sammy’s native software, however some folks will go to great lengths to see the company’s bloatware completely removed from their handset — even as far as paying out cold hard cash. Recently, a group of Verizon customers turned to the community at XDA Developers in hopes of finding a solution that will bring root access to Big Red’s version of the Galaxy S5.
MagicPlay—another app from the doubleTwist developers—brings support for Apple’s AirPlay to any Android device running Android 4.1, allowing content to be streamed to an Apple TV connected to the same Wi-Fi network as the phone. If you aren’t rooted, a separate app will enable you to stream your music and videos to an Apple TV or compatible set of speakers from doubleTwist, but you won’t be able to use these features within the Play Music app itself.
If your device is rooted, however, MagicPlay now adds an option to stream your content via AirPlay from the Play Music app. This feature, added in the 1.1 update that was released today, was announced by doubleTwist in a blog post today. MagicPlay now takes advantage of an API normally reserved for the Chromecast: Expand Expanding Close
Just a few days after its announcement, Google’s new Chromecast stick has already been rooted. The rooting process, as detailed by GTV Hacker, is similar to almost every Android phone. During the announcement last week, Google said that the Chromecast was powered by Chrome OS, but GTV Hacker has found something different.
The blog says that after rooting and doing a little digging around within the software, it looks like the Chromecast is running software closer to Android or Google TV, not Chrome OS as Google implied. While this doesn’t mean all that much for the end user, it does leave the door open for an eventual port of the full Google TV operating to the tiny HDMI stick or the ability to install standalone apps at some point.
We had a lot of internal discussion on this, and have concluded that it’s more Android than ChromeOS. To be specific, it’s actually a modified Google TV release, but with all of the Bionic / Dalvik stripped out and replaced with a single binary for Chromecast. Since the Marvell DE3005 SOC running this is a single core variant of the 88DE3100, most of the Google TV code was reused. So, although it’s not going to let you install an APK or anything, its origins: the bootloader, kernel, init scripts, binaries, are all from the Google TV.
We are not ruling out the ability for this to become a Google TV “stick”.
Following the original announcement of the Galaxy S4, Samsung stated that a developer edition variant would come soon after launch for both AT&T and Verizon, and it looks like one of those models is finally here. Samsung has quietly added the Black Mist Galaxy S4 Developer Edition for Verizon to its website. The device will run you a steep $649 and is exactly the same as the normal Verizon Galaxy S4 except for the fact that it comes with the ability to unlock the bootloader.
The Developer Edition is good for people who like to quickly hack and mod their devices, which is not easy with Verizon’s strict bootloader policies. Keep in mind that the Google Edition Galaxy S4 launches on June 26th and will also be hack-friendly, so it might be a better option for those on a GSM network and prefer stock Android. Expand Expanding Close
We already knew that Google Glass would be running Android 4.0.4 and got a look at the official tech specs straight from Google, but until now we didn’t know some of the specifics such as how much RAM and what processor the device is using. Today we details via developer +JayLee (via Selfscreens) that Google Glass reports running a OMAP 4430 CPU similar to that used in the original Kindle (although not other details are available on the processor) and 682mb of RAM. Lee speculates Glass might actually pack in 1GB of RAM: Expand Expanding Close
Update: A post from Google employee Dan Morrill clarifies that, although the original developer claimed a “root is easy”, the process developers are using is actually a ‘fastboot oem unlock’. Rather than exposing a security exploit, Google has actually intentionally left Glass open for devs to tinker with, as further explained by Googler Stephen Lau:
Not to bring anybody down… but seriously… we intentionally left the device unlocked so you guys could hack it and do crazy fun shit with it. I mean, FFS, you paid $1500 for it… go to town on it. Show me something cool.
Updated 2: Founder of the Cydia jailbreak store @saurik provided some clarification on his earlier tweets, informing us that he did not use fastboot oem unlock:
Actually, my device’s bootloader is still locked: I did not use fastboot oem unlock, and in fact that would not have been useful without the source code to the Glass kernel, which was not made available until this morning. I relied on a race condition in the adb restore process, a bug that existed in Android 4.0 (and even Android 4.1). As the Glass ships with Android 4.0.4, the bug was easy to exploit. This exploit was not one that I found, to be clear (unless you count “using Google” ;P): I pulled apart an implementation by@Bin4ryDigit, and adapted it for use on Glass (which required very small modifications to the backup; the entire process of learning the exploit and fixing it took 2 hours).
Saurik later published an article explaining some of the ins and outs of the potential for writing apps for Glass and the exploit he originally took advantage of.
Have you been wondering how long until developers crack into Google Glass to provide full root access and start creating some interesting mods? It appears we might not be too far off with Google intern on the Chrome OS team and hacker Liam McLoughlin confirming on Twitter that a root might be easier than many people think (via selfscreens).
McLoughlin first tweeted that, “There’s a “debug mode” option on Glass that appears to enable ADB access. I got a shell on my Glass :D (no root yet!).” Shortly after it appears he also figured out a root method, tweeting, “looks like root is easy too: reboot-bootloader gives you fastboot oem unlock. There is fun to be had here…”
He isn’t the only one working on a root for Google Glass, hacker @chpwn tweeted today that founder of the Cydia jailbreak store @saurik is in the process of unlocking his Google Glass and Saurik later confirmed: Expand Expanding Close
Developer JackpotClavin has released CyanogenMod 7 for Amazon’s Kindle Fire, and it is now available over on the XDA forums. Before you install we must warn that this version isn’t very stable. There is also no way to revert the Kindle Fire back to your original settings, so there’s literally no going back. That being said, read on for the directions!
If the customized Amazon Android experience on your new Kindle Fire just isn’t cutting it, Amazon is now offering up the source code as an 809MB download to external developers here. Of course this means custom ROMS, overclocked CPUs, and endless other hacks will follow, but first you’ll need a root method. Thanks to AndroidForums.com member death2all110(viaPhandroid), we already have a one-click method using SuperOneClick 2.2, which requires you first have the SDK installed. Full instructions after the break. Expand Expanding Close
With the price drop of the HP TouchPad to $99 came many developers who began working on porting Android to the device. A stable release hasn’t made its way to the internet quite yet, but as shown above by someone on the CyanogenMod team, it’s getting there. The $1500 or more bounty is surely pushing developers to getting there first. But, did Qualcomm beat everybody to the punch? (via RootzWiki)
HTC announced via Facebook that they will be unlocking the bootloader on the global HTC Sensation at first, and then the HTC Sensation 4G on T-mobile and HTC EVO 3D on Sprint shortly after. An update will go out in August to prepare the three devices for the unlocking, but another update will go out in September to unlock the bootloader completely. HTC says more phones will come soon after. Check out HTC’s, and its CEO’s, comments below:
We’re thrilled to announce today that software updates to support bootloader unlocking will begin rolling out in August for the global HTC Sensation, followed by the HTC Sensation 4G on T-Mobile USA and the HTC EVO 3D on Sprint. We’re in the testing phase for the unlocking capability now, and we expect it to be fully operational by early September for devices that have received the software updates. We’ll continue rolling out the unlocking capability over time to other devices as part of maintenance releases and new shipments.


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Leading brand of the Swiss watch industry, Rolex, headquartered in Geneva, enjoys an unrivalled reputation for quality and expertise the world over. Its Oyster watches, all certified as chronometers for their precision, are symbols of excellence, performance and prestige. Pioneer in the development of the wristwatch as early as 1905, the brand is at the origin of numerous major watchmaking innovations, such as the Oyster, the first waterproof wristwatch, launched in 1926, and the Perpetual rotor self-winding mechanism introduced in 1931. Rolex has registered over 400 patents in the course of its history. A truly integrated and independent manufacturing company, Rolex designs, develops and produces in-house all the essential components of its watches, from the casting of the gold alloys to the machining, crafting, assembly and finishing of the movement, case, dial and bracelet. Rolex is also actively involved in supporting the arts, sports, exploration, the spirit of enterprise, and the environment through a broad palette of sponsoring activities as well as philanthropic programmes.
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NEW ZEALAND. Auckland Airport today announced a range of new retail brands that will feature in its upgraded international departures zone. The revamped international passenger lounge and retail hub, which will open in stages from next month, will feature several new and exciting New Zealand destination stores, the airport company claimed. Each will showcase the […]
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SINGAPORE. The stunning new Terminal 4 at Singapore Changi Airport opened today, led by a striking consumer and commercial offer, a strong Sense of Place and innovative use of technology. The first flight from Cathay Pacific landed at 05.25 this morning, with Korean Air the other airline user on day one. In coming days they […]
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CORPUS CHRISTI, Texas — Avocado toast, huevos rancheros and the chicken and waffle kabob are some of the items on the menu at MUSE Bistro. MUSE Bistro is a popular brunch, bites, and booze restaurant by the bay.
“Anything we can do to bring more traffic and more people to enjoy their experiences downtown the better,” says co-owner of MUSE Bistro, Monet Love.
This inspired a partnership between MUSE Bistro and Sun Sweetened Vegan, a 100% plant based menu. Its chef and owner Charly Pena says this collaboration allows her business to make more connections with the community.
“Before we were just renting a small part of the kitchen at the Exchange here downtown and just doing the farmers market or people could pick up their food to go style,” says Chef Pena.
It's partnerships like these which will make a difference, MUSE allows head Chef Pena and her team to use the kitchen on the days MUSE isn't using it.
“The more different pallets that you’re able to serve, it’s all about bringing more people downtown and giving them more dining options,” says Monet.
This means more customers walking in, sitting down, and ordering a meal they won't experience at MUSE during its weekend brunch hours.
“This place is completely available to you Monday through Wednesday and she really catered for lunch, but she has expanded this week for dinner as well,” says Monet.
This partnership is only the beginning. Chef Pena says with the help of MUSE, she hopes to teach people how to make delicious vegan foods at home.
Sun Sweetened Vegan is open Monday through Wednesday from 11 am to 7 pm while MUSE Bistro is open Thursday through Sunday.
To stay updated on their hours of operation follow MUSE Bistro on Instagram, @musebistrocc.


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ONS data shows that annual food price inflation in the UK (ONS measure L55P) fell from -0.5% in November 2020 to -1.4% in December. This indicates that prices are falling, year-on-year.
The fall in overall pricing was fairly broad-based, with many categories affected, although the biggest contributions came from vegetables and meats.
This may reflect very aggressive price competition by retailers in the run-up to Christmas. Note, however, that shoppers remain fearful of food price rises, in IGD research.
ONS notes, that most of its price survey data was gathered early in December and therefore may not show the full effect of any supply shortages later in the month.
“All items” inflation (ONS measure L55O) strengthened in the month, moving from +0.6% in November to +0.8% in December. The largest contributions to this increase came from transport, culture and clothing.
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If Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co.'s agreement to buy Borden goes through, it could be the best news in years for at least some of the food brands involved.
The complicated $2 billion deal announced last week would give Kohlberg all of Borden's stock in exchange for about half of the takeover firm's RJR Nabisco Holdings Corp. shares. Kohlberg would then issue 20% of the Borden stock to RJR, and give the tobacco and foods giant rights to another 10%. RJR also would get several seats on Borden's board and be able to exchange its shares for specific Borden assets.
Borden executives said they keep rights to manage the Columbus, Ohio-based company. But analysts predicted RJR and its healthy Nabisco Foods Group would take control eventually.
"Nabisco wouldn't take a 20% interest without that kind of long-term view," said William Leach, an analyst with Donaldson Lufkin & Jenrette, New York.
Late last week, it was reported Paul Kazarian, chief of investment firm Japonica Partners, Providence, R.I., was preparing a rival bid for Borden.
If Kohlberg prevails, the company is expected to sell large chunks of Borden's non-food businesses like wall coverings and chemical products. The beleaguered dairy business, represented by longtime icon Elsie the cow, also could be spun off.
That would leave Borden with a group of niche grocery and snack businesses-including Cracker Jack snacks, Creamette pasta, Wise potato chips and ReaLemon lemon juice-that have some nice synergies with Nabisco Foods Group lines.
"These are not a bad group of products, they've just been poorly managed and they've had no marketing support," Mr. Leach said. "Borden management has been inept, but Nabisco is intelligently handled and well marketed. If the assets move into Nabisco's control, they stand a fighting chance."
Steven Galbraith, an analyst with Sanford C. Bernstein & Co., New York, agreed: "There is value in Borden, if dairy and some of the other businesses can be sold off to give sufficient cash to breathe life into the niche products that really are OK.
"If there are good food assets in there-and I think there are a few-then giving RJR and [Chairman Charles] Harper a crack at them is their chance."
But analysts also saw Kohlberg's move as yet another sign of the vulnerability of tobacco stocks.
"Here's the single biggest insider in the business, saying, `We don't want it,"' Mr. Galbraith said.
Kohlberg said the deal wasn't an attempt to get rid of RJR stock, but a chance "to participate in Borden's future growth while maximizing shareholder value."
A spokeswoman noted Kohlberg will still have a $2 billion stake in RJR.
Nabisco has been on a roll this year, gaining particular prestige for its SnackWell's line of reduced fat cookies and crackers. The overall SnackWell's brand now leads the cookie and cracker category, beating out even Nabisco's Chips Ahoy!, Newtons and Oreo brands, according to Information Resources Inc.
Nabisco's total cookie sales in supermarkets grew 14.7% to $1.4 billion for the 52 weeks ended July 17.
Most of Borden's food business has been spiraling downward, despite a restructuring effort begun in January. The company has managed to sell only a few of the $1 billion in units on the market since then. Second quarter net income plunged 40% to $11.1 million compared with a year earlier, below the company's earning's estimates for the period.
Even if the deal falls through, Kohlberg stands to gain a $20 million advisory fee, plus up to $15 million in expenses from Borden. If a higher bidder takes over Borden, the payment to Kohlberg would include an additional $30 million.
Meanwhile, Borden is struggling along. The company introduces Classico pasta, an upscale imported brand, with two TV spots today via MacNamara, Klein & Solin.
The estimated $3 million campaign is the company's biggest ever for its pasta/sauce business. Borden's lead agencies include Campbell Mithun Esty, Minneapolis and Grey Advertising, New York.
Ira Teinowitz contributed to this story.


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WiMax Forum Agrees Upon WiMax2 StandardBroadband Updates, Mobile Broadband, Wireless August 17th, 2010
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WASHINGTON, August 17, 2010 – The WiMax Forum has announced that the WiMax2 standard has been agreed upon. The official standard will be presented to the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers in November.
The new standard will provide users with average download speeds of 100 megabits per second. Additionally, it will be compatible with the current standard, enabling consumers to use their current hardware with any new WiMax2 deployment.
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Samsung’s getting into the smart home game in a bigger way, with the introduction of a new smart home hub called the Samsung Connect Home and a smart home app called Samsung Connect.
The Wi-Fi hub is said to have built-in Zigbee, Z-Wave and Bluetooth 4.1 and is compatible with hundreds of third-party smart homes devices from the likes of Ring and Philips.
If it sounds similar to a Google Wifi or Eero mesh router system, that’s no surprise, but it also ties into SmartThings, the startup that Samsung acquired in 2014, and according to CNET, represents the first time Samsung has united its own connected large appliances with SmartThings-compatible products in the same hub hardware.
Ultimately, Samsung’s vision is for its Bixby service to use Samsung Connect to control all the devices in the home with one’s voice. The company says Samsung Connect can automatically identify and connect to a variety of Samsung and SmartThings Internet of Things (IoT) devices.
There’s actually two versions of Samsung’s hub, one that is a 2x2 MIMO (multiple input, multiple output) Wi-Fi router, and a more powerful 4x4 MIMO Connect Home Pro, according to Mashable, which notes that any SmartThings-compatible device can connect to the Connect Home, including Philips Hue light bulbs and internet-connected Samsung devices such as the company's smart refrigerators and robot vacuums.
Pricing and product availability weren’t part of the announcement that Samsung made during the Unpacked event Wednesday.
Samsung Electronics purchased home automation platform SmartThings in 2014, enabling the startup to expand its platform and work with more partners and devices. Founded in 2012, SmartThings lets people monitor, control, and automate their homes from wherever they are through a single mobile app.
While the Internet of Things (IoT) has its share of fragmentation, the fact that Samsung is supporting several technologies is worth noting.
Z-Wave started to establish itself in the smart home space quite a while ago, claiming 70 percent of the smart home market. It’s used by the likes of AT&T, Verizon, CenturyLink and others – in fact, more than 375 global smart home device manufacturers, IoT platform suppliers and all types of service providers are using it. Z-Wave was founded by Zensys, which was purchased in 2008 by Sigma Designs.
Established more than a dozen years ago, ZigBee technology has already been deployed in hundreds of millions of devices worldwide. Its brand isn’t all that well known outside the industry, however, with its member companies, such as The Kroger Co., Comcast and Philips, advertising under their own labels.


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CES 2020 is all in on surveillance tech from consumer gadgets to sensors, whether you like it or not
Nestled in the “smart home” and “smart city” showrooms at the sprawling Las Vegas consumer tech conference are devices that see, hear and track the people they encounter.
Facebook is trying to tackle the presence of "bad actors" on the platform and rooting them out.
Facebook is using AI, machine learning and computer vision to take down 'bad content' even before it's reported
Facebook removed 99 percent of the almost two-million pieces of ISIS and al-Qaeda content posted on the platform in the Q1 2018.
Google is training AI to separate voices in a crowd which could find use in video chat apps as well as hearing aids
According to Google, the technique involves combining the auditory and visual signals of an input video to separate the speech.
Using cognitive insights to navigate and extract value from the sea of data will give your organisation a competitive advantage
Instead of the overwhelming fear of “drowning in data” educational institutions can then swim with confidence and be in control as they use cognitive insights to navigate a new course
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Google has come on record and said that its involvement with Project Maven is not related to combat use.
Intel Corp further extended its offer to buy out remaining shareholders of Mobileye NV after securing 84 percent of the acquisition target's shares.
Researchers have developed a computer code that could help robots understand body poses and movements, allowing them to perceive people.
The nine-month online programme by Udacity and MapmyIndia provides interactive projects in computer vision, robotic controls and more.
Scientists at NASA's Kennedy Space Center in Florida have joined a partnership created to develop self-driving cars using radar, lasers, the GPS and computer vision.
Researchers led by an Indian-origin scientist have developed a software that can turn any smartphone into an eye tracking device.
Intel has been working on developing solutions for self-driving cars for a few years now and in fact, they already have a platform in place to enable that. Recently, Intel announced that it was acquiring Itseez, a company specializing in computer vision and image recognition.
Google’ Advanced Technology & Projects group has now announced Project Tango.


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WRIGLEYVILLE — As tens of thousands of Cubs fans flocked to Wrigley Field for Opening Day, a locally owned baseball T-shirt company celebrated an opening of its own.
Obvious Shirts, known for imprinting witty one-liners on its shirts, launched a brick-and-mortar store Thursday at 3776 N. Clark St., a block north of Wrigley Field.
The company also celebrated the team’s 5-4 win on Twitter by declaring, “Cubs haven’t lost a game since our retail store’s been open.”
Founder Joe Johnson got the idea for the T-shirt company in 2015 after printing the phrase, “Jake Arrieta is good at baseball,” on a blue shirt and wearing it to the imposing pitcher’s last start of the season, according to Obvious Shirts’ website. That same game, Arrieta threw a complete game shutout, striking out 11, and the shirt was a hit among Cubs fans who asked where they could get their own.
“And then I had an idea. Maybe I should make more and give the people what they want,” Johnson explained. “So now I make shirts full-time.”
Johnson had tickets to home opener, so his colleagues helmed the brick-and-mortar store Thursday and explained his vision of leaving a mark on Wrigleyville.
“Joe is just so ingrained in Wrigley and wanted to leave his stamp on the neighborhood, so when the opportunity came to have a storefront, he just jumped on it,” said Colin Hopkinson, the store’s general manager.
Obvious Shirts started as an online business that Johnson ran out of his Wrigleyville basement for years, according to a 2021 Chicago Tribune feature.
During the season, the company sells 10,000-15,000 shirts a month online, according to the Tribune. With the store, the sales are poised to skyrocket.
“The business has really taken off, and it’s taken off quickly,” Hopkinson said. “It was just Joe and his girlfriend, Grace, out of their basement for the first year, and now we have a warehouse, a huge inventory and a storefront that just opened.”
Fans flocked to the store as soon as it opened at 10 a.m. Thursday, said Devin Wenzel, chief operating officer.
“A lot of our loyal fans that we regularly chat with and talk baseball with were here as soon as we opened,” Wenzel said. “We timed our grand opening with Cubs’ Opening Day because they’re all Cubs fans too. There’s been a lot of hype for today.”
Popular shirts include ones that read “Seiya” (in the Sega video games font) for the Cubs’ new outfielder Seiya Suzuki; “I’d rather be at Wrigley”; and “23,” for Cubs Hall of Famer Ryne Sandberg.
The Sandberg shirt features a rhino design and is also available in hats, which are new to the Obvious Shirts brand, Hopkinson said.
“The shirts that play on words and make connections for fans by using witty phrases are usually the ones that sell the best,” Wenzel said.
Obvious Shirts has gotten a publicity boost by getting Cubs players to design and wear the shirts. Offbeat relief pitcher Andrew Chafin, for example, sported a “Failed starter” shirt last season that perfectly captured his personality — and the brand.
Part of the business’ success is because it comes from a place of wanting to brighten peoples’ days, Hopkinson said.
“Joe likes to make people happy and laugh with the sayings on all the shirts he’s made,” Hopkinson said. “I think that’s why it’s grown so much.”
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SoftBank heir apparent Nikesh Arora has been appointed as the chief executive of SoftBank's global operations as the Japanese conglomerate splits into two companies, one focused on its domestic operations and another focused on its global operations.
Arora will continue to serve his existing role of Representative director, president and COO of the SoftBank Group Corp, the conglomerate said in a statement.
SoftBank said this reorganization is a part of its strategy to position its two core businesses as future growth drivers. The share transfer of SoftBank subsidiaries and associates to the respective operations management company are expected to happen in phases starting this month with a planned shareholder approval in June this year.
SoftBank's India investments including Snapdeal, Ola, Housing, Grofers and Oyo Rooms are expected to come under its global operations entity. Also part of this company will be SoftBank's 32% stake holding in Alibaba, 80% stake holding in US telecom operator Sprint and its investments in Didi Kuaidi, Supercell and Coupang among others.
Arora who joined SoftBank as its vice-chairman and CEO of SB Group US (previously SoftBank Internet and Media Inc) in September 2014, was elevated as the the representative director and president & COO of SoftBank in May last year. This promotion also marked the first time SoftBank founder & CEO Masayoshi Son had given the 'president' title to anyone else since starting SoftBank in 1981.
Earlier in January, Son had said SoftBank will seriously accelerate its investments in India in the forthcoming future. He said they've "already invested around $2 billion over the past year and even if they rescale, it will only go up".
"More and more as I visit, I believe India is the country of the 21st century and in 10 years, India will have a bigger momentum than China. The time has come that the Indian economy will be big enough going forward. Mobile Internet will make the domestic Internet market big enough," Son said at the Startup India event in January this year.
"Taking India's digital transformation & connectivity to new heights, Hon'ble PM, @narendramodi, will roll out 5G services in India; at India Mobile Congress; Asia's largest technology exhibition," read the screenshot of the tweet.
What’s playing out today in India is eerily similar to what happened in the US Midwest five years ago, but this time the people and government of Gujarat have no excuse for not being aware of what’s likely to unravel. Americans were told clearly that the project in Mount Pleasant didn’t make sense. But still, they went ahead.


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Several Tesla Inc shareholders have told Reuters that they are concerned that the electric car manufacturer will have to pay more to finance its growth if it becomes a private company and loses the possibility of offering new shares to investors. to sell on the stock market.
This problem has come to the fore because a special committee of the Tesla board considers the idea of Chief Executive Elon Musk to take the loss-making business privately in a deal that can be worth $ 72 billion.
Tesla, whose bonds as & # 39; junk & # 39; reviewed by credit rating agencies due to the $ 11 billion debt stack and the negative cash flow, the fund has invested six times in the past eight years through stock sales, raising nearly $ 4.3 billion, according to Dealogic data.
Without that easy access to capital, Tesla investors who would consider keeping their interest in a private Tesla – as Musk has suggested – ask themselves how Tesla would finance itself as a private company.
"It comes down to it when you can afford to be private and if you can get funding, and what the cost of that funding is," said Craig Birk, chief investment officer of Personal Capital Advisors Corp. a Tesla shareholder holding approximately 97,000 shares as of 30 June.
Musk shocked investors last week with a tweet that he considered Tesla private for a price of $ 420 per share and that the financing was "secured".
He stated Monday that he believed Saudi Arabia s PIF, a new shareholder in Tesla, could provide the necessary funding, although sources near the fund for sovereign wealth have missed that prospect.
The 47-year-old entrepreneur and engineer said this week that he believes that two-thirds of existing Tesla shareholders would transfer their positions to a private company, instead of paying out, and that he would still be in discussions with large shareholders and advisers. before they reached a structure for a deal. It remains unclear how a deal would be financed.
Musk has mentioned his long-standing vendetta with sellers, who bet that the shares of Tesla will fall, as well as Wall Street's short-term focus on quarterly results, such as reasons to take the company privately. However, the implications for company financing show that leaving the stock market is likely to be accompanied by costs for Tesla.
Musk said on Monday that he did not want to burden Tesla with more debts, which means that it must rely on private fundraising rounds such as Uber Technologies Inc and other venture capital-backed companies, which are likely to make much higher capital costs.
Estimates of how expensive private equity fundraising is compared to secondary stock sales on the stock market vary. Venky Ganesan, an investor at Menlo Ventures, said in an interview that capital costs – the return that an investor needs to convince them to make a certain investment – are on average 17 percent to 18 percent for private companies compared by 6 percent to 7 percent for public companies.
"The main drawback of private going is the higher capital costs that investors demand for the lack of liquidity, and which can buy and sell at a fair price in the short term," Jacobs Thomas, professor of accounting and finance at the Yale School of Management, wrote earlier this month on the website of the university in a post about Tesla.
The issue of funding is not only academic. Tesla burned $ 3.4 billion in cash last year and said it wants to invest another $ 2.5 billion this year.
Musk has repeatedly said since April that Tesla does not have to raise any new capital. But analysts expect that Tesla will need billions of dollars in the coming years to finance its expansion plans and to develop new electric premium vehicles to beat German rivals.
In addition, the Gigafactory battery outside of Reno, Nevada is still only partially finished, and Musk has said that an announcement about a European factory is likely to come at the end of this year.
Another important point for Tesla is the recently announced China plant in Shanghai, although Musk has said the financing for the cost of roughly $ 2 billion would come from local debt.
Access to cheap capital is a constant challenge for car manufacturers, who can spend $ 1 billion or more on a single new model and bring it to mass production, only because the vehicle is flopping due to a cyclical sales slump or a shift in market taste.
Mainstream car manufacturers historically have not earned their capital costs of around 9 percent because investments in new models generate new technology and production equipment insufficient profit, said the late Fiat Chrysler Automobiles SA chief executive Sergio Marchionne in an investor presentation of April 2015.  Three new vehicles are under development at Tesla, the compact compact SU of model Y, a new $ 200,000 Roadster and an electric heavy-duty truck that Musk unveiled last November, with start dates of production in 2019 and 2020.
Analysts say that a lot will depend on the forecasts that investors make about the profitability of the company for the coming years. The faster Tesla can make a big profit, the easier it can finance itself.
"Tesla is clearly capital-intensive … but it is also a disruptor that grows crazy, making it perhaps more related to growth technology companies," wrote Bernstein analyst Toni Sacconaghi in a study letter on Thursday.
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Daytona Beach, FL - The decision’s been made. Daytona Beach city commissioners voted six to one against permitting outdoor vendors for Biketoberfest. Businesses will operate but no live bands, food & alcohol sales outside, or merchandise sales will be allowed. Commissioners against the permitting said it's irresponsible to promote large gatherings during a pandemic.
While that was happening, Ormond Beach city commissioners voted to permit outdoor vendors for Biketoberfest on the US 1 corridor. Open-air live music, memorabilia, food, and drink vendors will be allowed on private properties. Sites are required to take current COVID-19 precautions.
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Facebook (META 3.70%) has been under fire for a string of security breaches, but it remains the second-largest online ad platform in America after Alphabet subsidiary Google, according to eMarketer. The research firm also recently reported that Facebook was the top platform for social network video ads, and that its U.S. video ad revenue (including Instagram) could surge from $6.8 billion this year to $10.2 billion by 2020.
eMarketer expects Facebook's closest competitors, Twitter and Snap subsidiary Snapchat, to only generate $744 million and $724 million in video ad revenue, respectively, in 2020.
Facebook's growth should be supported by ventures like Facebook Watch, the video platform it launched just over a year ago, and Instagram TV (IGTV), which was unveiled this past summer. Facebook also sprinkles video ads across its core social network, Messenger, Instagram, and the Audience Network, which feeds ads to third-party apps and websites.
However, Facebook's growth in this market could still be derailed by its struggles with privacy and security. If that happens, rival platforms like Twitter or Snapchat could become more appealing to advertisers.


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A new hub has been launched in Teesside to “accelerate the digital transformation of trade” in the region, particularly for MSMEs (micro-, small- and medium-sized enterprises).
Speaking at the launch event at Teesside University for the new Centre for Digital Trade and Innovation (C4DTI) yesterday (8 March), Marco Forgione, the director general of the Institute of Export & International Trade (IOE&IT), said digitalisation was the “next big win” for UK traders.
C4DTI is being led by the UK branch of the International Chamber of Commerce (ICC) and includes the IOE&IT as its official education partner.
According to the ICC, the new centre is “led by industry and supported by government” and its core mission is to “accelerate the digitalisation of UK trade, the implementation of open systems based on common international standards and a digital trade system that is paperless, sustainable and secure.”
‘Moving the dial’
C4DTI director Nick Davies said that the launch event came at a time in which the UK needed to start “moving the dial on digital trade” and he said the country was at the “forefront of digital innovation”.
John Carroll, the chair of the C4DTI board, said that trade is currently “expensive, slow and complex” and that digitalisation is needed to combat this trend. Referring to the Electronic Trade Documents Bill, which is currently moving through Parliament, he said that “the first thing we need to do is change the law”.
Both Carroll and Davies said they were “grateful” for the IOE&IT’s support and said that the organisation was “very welcome” as the initiative’s training partner.
Nolan Gray, the director of the Teesside Freeport, agreed with Carroll about the importance of the Electronic Trade Documents Bill and said that businesses in the region wanted to embrace the opportunities that the legislation could lead to.
He said the region was a “hotbed of innovation” with newly formed connections with Singapore, Europe and Africa. He said there was a need to support the 17,500 MSMEs in the region through initiatives such as C4DTI.
Teesside Freeport was one of the eight English freeports announced by then Chancellor Rishi Sunak in March 2021.
‘Middle of something significant’
Professor Craig Gaskell, the vice-chancellor at Teesside University, welcomed the launch of the new centre, saying it was “at the heart of what this university is all about”.
He added that it felt as though the university was in “the middle of something significant” with the launch of the new C4DTI and Teesside Freeport both coming in the last two years.
Forgione, who also met Tees Valley Mayor Ben Houchen yesterday, said the new initiative showed the importance of Teesside as a trading hub.
He said the region “has been at the heart of international trade for as long as there has been an island off the coast of Europe”.
Tale from the past
Forgione cited the 15th century merchant Marion Kent as an example of the region’s long trading history, saying her story was particularly significant as the launch coincided with International Women’s Day.
Kent began trading from Hull in the 1470s and was a member of the Mistery of Mercers, exporting lead and dyed woollen cloth, as well as importing oil, cloth, wax, iron, soap and other commodities.


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Nintendo is broadening the scope of StreetPass software this weekend.
On December 14 and 15, if your 3DS comes within range of any Nintendo hotspot in the U.S., you’ll instantly connect with users in every other hotspot around the country.
With Miiverse now available on 3DS, it’s great to see Nintendo taking advantage of its software during the holiday season.
Admittedly, it’s disappointing that this particularly promotion is exclusive to the States. But if you’ve yet to pick up a 3DS, there’s never been a better time.
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Whereas recreation day itself is hyped in additional methods than one, the day after the Super Bowl is a massive day for advertisers seeking to generate extra phrase of mouth and on-line views for the spots they’ve invested closely in.
Bellevue, Wash.-based iSpot.tv continues to be in recreation mode with recent knowledge on ads which are main the best way, greater than 12 hours after most of us turned off our televisions and switched to desires of Von Miller and Peyton Manning. And whereas a puppymonkeybaby could also be America’s thought of a good time, we’re enjoying Monday morning quarterback with an eye fixed towards the tech facet of issues.
Early Monday, iSpot.television mentioned that Super Bowl promoting generated “greater than half a billion on-line video views and 8.1 million social actions explicitly concerning the ads throughout Fb, Twitter and YouTube.”
Whereas the Doritos “Ultrasound” advert and Hyundai’s “First Date” had been main Monday’s chatter, in line with iSpot, Bellevue, Wash.-based T-Cell was hanging in there due to natural views and social actions for ads that includes Steve Harvey and Drake. The Harvey ad performs off the comic/TV host’s blunder on the current Miss Universe pageant. The 30-second spot has greater than 2 million views on YouTube.
T-Cell and Harvey had been undoubtedly having fun with the second on Twitter, with the wi-fi service calling for rival Verizon to #Ballogize.
— T-Cell? (@TMobile) February 8, 2016
— Steve Harvey (@IAmSteveHarvey) February 8, 2016
The parents over at tvsquared.com additionally crunched the information on how individuals had been utilizing units apart from their TVs to get extra out of the Super Bowl and the ads. TVSquared says that it “analyzed minute-level knowledge to search out the TV advertisers that had the most important will increase in web site visits and Google searches from second-screen units.”
Amazon’s Echo sensible speaker had the most important improve in search visitors in New York, Chicago and Charlotte, N.C., in line with TVSquared. It was a massive evening for Amazon with the corporate’s first-ever Super Bowl commercial, a spot which featured Alec Baldwin, Dan Marino and Missy Elliott. In Seattle, Denver and Los Angeles, Budweiser led the cost in search visitors. The beer big’s advert that includes British actress Helen Mirren scolding drunk drivers was in iSpot.television’s high 10 ads on Sunday.
Take a look at TVSquared’s graphic showcasing Sunday’s massive search winners:


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SAN FRANCISCO (CNET) – After weeks of speculation and anticipation, Twitter is launching its wildly popular Periscope live-streaming app for Android users.
The microblogging service announced Tuesday its broadcasting app, which lets users stream and edit live video, will be available on the Google Play store. Periscope’s debut on Android devices comes less than three months after its launch and less than a month after after rival Meerkat appeared on Android.READ MORE: San Francisco's New Sobering Center Will Provide Drug Addicts A Place To Go For Help
Periscope has been a huge success for Twitter since its debut on iOS hot on the heels of Meerkat. The social network said Periscope had more than 1 million users within its first 10 days. Periscope’s app for Android will comparable features to its iOS counterpart, including allowing users to tweet a link to their broadcasts and have optional location sharing.READ MORE: Study: Sediment, Tidal Marshes Are Key To Protecting Bay Area From Rising Sea Levels
The app also will give Android users more specific control over notifications, including when a follower goes lives, shares a broadcast or is followed by someone else. Also, if an Android user leaves a broadcast to answer a text message, they will get a notification inviting them back to the broadcast they were watching.MORE NEWS: COVID Safety: Warriors Officials Give Preview of Chase Center's Pandemic Protocols


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On National Pretzel Day, Philly Pretzel Factory will celebrate its fans by offering away pretzels for the eleventh consecutive year. With more than 170 locations, the nation’s largest Philly-style pretzel brand is expecting to distribute a lot more than 50,000 pretzels this season. On Thursday, April 26, traditional and Walmart locations system-wide will offer Philly Pretzel Factory Prices to every guest who enters the store in honor of the national holiday. Additionally, Philly Pretzel Factory locations will award the very first 100 customers in line with a card redeemable for a free pretzel every day throughout the month of May.
“Whenever we started giving away pretzels on National Pretzel Day, we didn’t realize just what a huge success the holiday would become,” said Dan DiZio, CEO and co-founder of Philly Pretzel Factory. “We have now guests who start asking concerning the pretzel giveaway in January, and we know that this only reason we’ve managed to succeed being a business is caused by their patronage. We celebrate the holiday to give back and thank our loyal customers because we truly appreciate them.”
National Pretzel Day began in 1983 when Philadelphia Rep. Robert S. Walker declared his favorite food was deserving of the own holiday. Through the period of the first declaration, but long before Philly Pretzel Factory was built, DiZio already experienced a knack for selling the knot-shaped delights. At the age of 12, DiZio would ride his bike to the corner of Southampton and Roosevelt Boulevard to promote their own pretzel creations. The young entrepreneur would sell five pretzels for $1, averaging total sales of one thousand pretzels per day. After giving a cut towards the supplier, DiZio would pocket $100 and ride home.
In order to change his pretzel stand into something much bigger, DiZio teamed up with college buddy Len Lehman in 1998 to generate the initial Philly Pretzel Factory blueprint. Since then, the company continues to grow from a single location within the Mayfair neighborhood in Philadelphia to 170 locations in 17 states throughout the U.S., from Massachusetts to Florida on the East Coast as well as Nevada on the West Coast. The company is on pace to include 25 new locations this season with franchise owners over the U.S.
“Although we have a huge presence over the Mid-Atlantic, we’ve been expanding our footprint into new markets in the last couple of years,” said Tom Monaghan, Chief Development Officer of Philly Pretzel Factory. “National Pretzel Day permits people in markets outside the Mid-Atlantic to have interaction with this brand name and taste our freshly baked pretzels.”
The company’s presence has been growing in newer markets, including Massachusetts, Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, Missouri, Texas and Vegas, with most of the brand’s newer franchisees possessing a connection to the product back within the Philadelphia area. Now, Monaghan is hoping to complete those markets with a lot more franchise prospects who want to delight their local communities owxape pretzels “served hot outta the oven.” Learn more about franchising opportunities here.
Philly Pretzel Factory offers consumers a new, satisfying snack using their fresh-baked pretzels that are “served hot outta the oven.” Philly Pretzel Factory was founded in 1998 by college buddies Dan DiZio and Len Lehman and contains grown into the largest Philly Catering on earth, feeding customers at 170 franchised locations spreading across the nation away from Philadelphia. Philly Pretzel Factory’s menu offers the traditional Philly style pretzel and also includes pretzel twists, mini pretzels, rivets, pretzel dogs, cheesesteak pretzels and many different mustards. These products can be found in a stand-alone bakery, transportation and entertainment venues, and then in the nation’s largest retailer, Walmart. To learn more about Philly Pretzel Factory, visit www.phillypretzelfactory.com. To inquire about franchise opportunities, visit www.ownappf.com.